Madras High Court
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Additional Judges Of Madras High Court As Permanent Judges
Central government has notified the appointment of following two Additional Judges of the Madras High Court as permanent Judges:1) Justice Venkatachari Lakshminarayanan, and 2) Justice Periyasamy VadamalaiThe Supreme Court Collegium had made a recommendation in this regard in its meeting held on February 5th, 2025.Justice Lakshminarayanan was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Madras...
Hindu Person's Marriage With Non-Hindu Foreigner To Be Registered Under Special Marriage Act, Not Valid Under Hindu Marriage Act: Madras HC
The Madras High Court has observed that a marriage between a Hindu and a person belonging to any other religion cannot be celebrated under the Hindu Marriage Act as the Act requires both the parties to the marriage to belong to the Hindu faith. The bench of Justice RMT Teekaa Raman and Justice N Senthilkumar also noted that often a Hindu person was marrying a foreigner, a...
Madras HC Vacates Stay On ECI Proceedings In Connection With AIADMK Party Leadership, Asks ECI To Enquire As Per Election Symbols Order
The Madras High Court has vacated a stay on the proceedings initiated by the Election Commission of India on the basis of representations filed by individuals in connection with the AIADMK “two leaves” symbol dispute and party leadership row. The bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice G Arul Murugan asked the ECI to inquire into the issue within the parameters of its powers...
Prisoner Can Be Granted Ordinary/Emergency Leave During Pendency Of Criminal Appeal Provided He Is Not Facing Trial In Any Other Case: Madras HC
The Madras High Court has recently clarified that a prisoner could be granted ordinary or emergency leave while an appeal is pending before the High Court or a Special Leave petition is pending before the Apex Court. The full bench of Justice SM Subramaniam, Justice TV Thamilselvi, and Justice Sunder Mohan observed that as per Rule 35 of the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules...
Courts Should Not Insist On Conducting 'Potency Tests' On Accused Persons In A Routine Manner: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has asked the courts across the state of Tamil Nadu not to insist on conducting potency tests on accused persons in a routine manner. The court also directed the Director General of Police to issue circulars to the departments asking the officers to refrain from sending the accused for potency test in a mechanical manner. The bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 3 - February 9, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 41 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 52 NOMINAL INDEX Anugraha Castings v. Anugraha Valve Castings Limited, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 41M.Murugan v. The District Secretary (and connected cases), 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 42R. Ramalingam v. The Principal Secretary to Government and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 43TR Balu v R Kannan and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 44V Ramkumar and Others...
Provisions Against Arrest Of Women At Night Are Directory, Not Mandatory: Madras HC Sets Aside Departmental Proceedings Against Police Officers
The Madras High Court recently observed that Section 46(4) of CrPC and Section 43(5) of the BNSS Act which prevents the arrest of a woman after sunset and before sunrise is directory and not mandatory. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice M Jothiraman explained that the provisions did not provide the consequences of non-compliance of the requirement. The court observed that...
Arbitral Award Can't Have Specific Format; Reasoning Must Be 'Proper', 'Intelligible' And 'Adequate' : Madras High Court
The Madras High Court bench comprising Justice K. .R. Shriram (Chief Justice) and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy have observed that an arbitral award does not have to follow any specific format; just as every judge writes their judgment in a particular style, arbitrators also write in different styles. The court also held that any ground which was not raised in a petition under...
Family Courts Must Be Empathetic To Litigant's Distress, Not Insist On Personal Appearance: Madras HC Proposes Online Mediation In Family Matters
The Madras High Court recently observed that the procedure adopted by the Family Courts in the State insisting on the personal appearance of the parties in a family case for every hearing resulted in procedural delays and inefficiency. The court noted that such insistence often lead to significant delays and affected the performance of the court. Justice V Lakshminarayanan also pointed...
Baggage Rules Apply Only To Luggage Of International Travellers, Not To 'Reasonable Amount' Of Jewellery Worn In-Person: Madras HC
The Madras High Court has made it clear that Baggage Rule, 2016 framed under the Customs Act, 1962 apply only to the baggage carried by an international traveller.Justice Krishnan Ramasamy observed that the Rules cannot be extended to articles like jewellery, “carried on the person” of a traveller.The bench observed, “The Customs Act, 1962, enables the Central Government to make Rules...
No Bar On Court To Entertain More Than One Application U/S 29A Of Arbitration Act: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court bench of Justice Abdul Quddhose has held that there is no prohibition for the Court to entertain more than one application under Section 29A of the Act seeking extension of time for the arbitrator to pronounce arbitral award provided sufficient cause is demonstrated. Brief Facts: The present application has been filed under section 29A of the Arbitration...
Normal For Newly Married Person To Wear Gold: Madras HC Criticises Customs Officer For Seizing Srilankan Citizen's 'Thalikodi, 'Annihilating Hindu Customs'
The Madras High Court has recently criticised a Seizing Officer attached to the office of the Principal Commissioner of Customs for seizing a gold “Mangalya Thali Kodi” (necklace) from a Srilankan citizen alleging that the same was against the Baggage Rules 2016.The court observed that the quantity of jewellery worn by the petitioner was normal for a newly married person and that...